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EARMARK-Next BIG Dem purchase in the works:County on brink of landmark railroad purchase, but can we afford it?

But we know that if Cuba posed such a clear and present danger to the United States, that President Obama would not have relaxed some travel and other restrictions on Cuba, as he did last year. Representatives like Jose Serrano and Sam Farr have called for building on that momentum to change stagnant, ineffective policies toward Cuba.
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First Up-National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA)
Health Care Update - LET'S FINISH THE FIGHT
Health Policy Update: The Battle [Behind Closed Doors] Continues. You may have noticed that White House officials have started talking a lot about banking reform and economic recovery
. There's a reason for that: the unpopularity of government-run health care.
President Obama: "Never Again Will the American Taxpayer be Held Hostage by a Bank that is 'Too Big to Fail'"

Gibbs: Obama Has 'a Plan' for Economy

Don't Be Fooled! NCPA President Dr. John Goodman was exactly right in his recent Health Alert when he wrote, "Democrats will not try to go into the fall election empty-handed." On Capitol Hill, health care negotiations continue unabated. Consider the following:
* Fact #1: The Senate Doesn't Have to Vote Again on Health Care. The Senate approved government-run health in its now-infamous Christmas Eve vote. The only thing preventing government-run health care is the Pelosi-led House of Representatives.
* Fact #2: House Moderates Want Safety. Voter ire has moderate House Democrats fearful. While at the moment they want to stop talking about health care, at some point House moderates will have to decide whether to pass legislation and defend it before the voters or abandon it and apologize for the colossal waste of time. Pelosi will make the case to House moderates that the safest course is to show strength, not contrition.
* Fact #3: House Liberals Want Change. Months of delay have liberal House Democrats feeling betrayed. Despite Senate foot-dragging, they know that they're closer than ever before to realizing the dream of government-run health care. Pelosi will make the case to House liberals that the wisest course is to cut a deal with the Senate.
* Fact #4: The Senate Can Pass a Clean-Up Measure with 51 Votes. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid holds an ace up his sleeve: a reconciliation vote. If the House passes the Senate version of government-run health care, the Senate could subsequently pass separate, modifying legislation with only 51 votes. All it takes for that plan to work is Pelosi convincing House moderates that it's safe and House liberals that it's wise.

* The First Punch: Contact the Stupak Supporters. Sixty-four House Democrats supported the Stupak (abortion) amendment - legislation that doesn't exist in the Senate version and is unlikely to make it through on reconciliation. As such, these House members might vote against government-run health care if convinced.
* The Shot to the Body: Write the Disloyal Opposition. Sixteen House Democrats opposed the overall bill but voted for it on partisan lines. They're ripe for well-placed letters, phone calls, emails and member visits.
* The Knock-Out Blow: Collar the Blue Dogs. Eleven House Democrats are self-described moderates. While they supported the bill during Round 1, Round 15 is getting close-and they may be ready for a change we can believe in.
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Remember: IT AIN'T OVER! The headlines are encouraging, but the proponents of government-run health care still have power and are trying to convince their colleagues that the American people really aren't as upset as all that. Congress needs to hear your voice

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Our goal as socialists is to abolish private ownership of the means of production. Our immediate task is to limit the capitalist class’s prerogatives in the workplace…
In the short run we must at least minimize the degree of exploitation of workers by capitalists. We can accomplish this by promoting full employment policies, passing local living wage laws, but most of all by increasing the union movement’s power…
DSA has some cross membership with the Communist Party and considerable cross-membership with the the equally militant Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism.
DSA has close ties to many Congressman, including John Conyers, Danny Davis, Jan Schakowsky (all close Obama supporters) Jerrold Nadler and Bob Filner.
Loudon: Obama’s Socialist Appointees — Where is the Spotlight?

Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., said he will introduce a bill to federalize those DDS employees if the furloughs don't stop soon. Federalizing DDS employees may help solve SSA's recession woes, but it comes at a price. DDS employees receive state-level salaries and benefits, and converting them to the federal pay system and benefits will cost millions more than the current system, SSA has estimated. In fiscal 2008, SSA spent $1.8 billion on 14,000 DDS employees in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Those employees processed about 3.6 million disability claims, and SSA plans to spend $2 billion on the program this year.
Wants to "Federalize" The Social Security Administration's Disability Determination Services

In February 2002 a delegation[3]of California Democratic Party Congressmen and women including Sam Farr, Diane Watson, Bob Filner and Mike Thompson, together with singer Carole King and representatives of California's rice and wine industries visited Havana as part of the latest effort to change U.S. policy toward Cuba.
Like many Congressional Progressive Caucus members, Bob Filner has ties to Democratic Socialists of America.
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The House Ethics Committee actually exists. It ruled in the case against Rep. Bob Filner. Okay, the Committee didn't really do anything but issue a mild little reprimand.
Ethics Committee to Rep. Filner: You "demonstrated poor judgment"

The New York Times reported this weekend that lobbyists for biotech company Genentech fully or partially wrote statements for more than a dozen House representatives of both parties.
The Times story doesn't mention Rep. Bob Filner, D-Chula Vista, who represents much of the South Bay and all of Imperial County. But a statement by Filner, placed in the Nov. 7 Congressional Record, includes some wording that's identical to language that Genentech reportedly provided to members of Congress.
The House debated the mammoth health-care reform bill on Nov. 7 and it passed, with Filner voting in favor.
Biotech Putting Words in Congress' Mouth (LITERALLY)

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